Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Packer demand good to very good. Quite a few attractive bred cows on offer. A total of 375 cows and bulls sold with 45 percent going to packers.

Estimated dressed cost at the OKC National Stockyards Livestock Market: Lean Cows 117.39; Boners 113.69; Breakers 112.39; Light Weight Cows 110.51; Bulls 142.71.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,751	78.90	1,381	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	59.66	884	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	57.72	742	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	46.97	477	95

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	643.50/cwt	450.00–710.00	6,499	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	878.26/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,267	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	87.45/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	72.85/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,142	5
Bulls	—	—	1,925	81.53/cwt	79.50–83.50	1,569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	64.86/cwt	64.50–65.00	904	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	50.92/cwt	48.00–52.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	57.69/cwt	54.00–63.50	732	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	65.63/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,072	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	54.58/cwt	54.50–55.00	767	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	60.31/cwt	56.50–63.00	891	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	36.01/cwt	30.00–40.00	387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	56.10/cwt	53.00–60.00	645	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	48.79/cwt	44.00–52.00	524	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	978	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	36.12/cwt	26.00–38.00	339	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	46.78/cwt	42.00–53.00	411	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,019	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,538	1,025.87/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	15,778	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	16,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,302	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	796.75/cwt	675.00–900.00	10,039	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	637.86/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	735.08/cwt	725.00–760.00	8,159	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	882.37/cwt	775.00–985.00	9,706	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,567	1,066.60/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	16,714	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,166.76/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,834	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,121.38/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	13,154	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	23,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	641.98/cwt	510.00–735.00	5,746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	992	632.39/cwt	485.00–725.00	6,273	3

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Tue Apr 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 0Year ago 0

Estimated dressed cost at the OKC National Stockyards Livestock Market: Lean Cows 117.39; Boners 113.69; Breakers 112.39; Light Weight Cows 110.51; Bulls 142.71.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,010	450.00–710.00	643.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	625.00–650.00	637.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,110	725.00–760.00	735.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	510.00–735.00	641.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	485.00–725.00	632.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,169	810.00–900.00	878.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,260	675.00–900.00	796.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,100	775.00–985.00	882.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,201	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,538	975.00–1,050.00	1,025.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,565	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,567	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,066.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,121.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,525	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,650	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,166.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	86.50–88.50	87.45
5	—	1,568	69.00–77.50	72.85
5	—	1,925	79.50–83.50	81.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	64.50–65.00	64.86
4	—	1,350	48.00–52.00	50.92
40	—	1,268	54.00–63.50	57.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	65.50–66.00	65.63
7	—	1,405	54.50–55.00	54.58
18	—	1,478	56.50–63.00	60.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	66.00	66.00
8	—	1,075	30.00–40.00	36.01
21	—	1,150	53.00–60.00	56.10
22	—	1,074	44.00–52.00	48.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	55.50	55.50
17	—	938	26.00–38.00	36.12
23	—	878	42.00–53.00	46.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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